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International and regional instruments relevant to accessible tourism and
disability
Aiko AkiyamaEmerging Social Issues Division
ESCAP
Three documents
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards and Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society.
Biwako Plus Five
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
First disability-specific human rights treaty
legally binding
principle: equality and non-discrimination
have the same rights on equal basis with non-disabled persons in civil, political, socio, economic and cultural domains of life.
50 articles.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
What does it mean? Take an example of traveling experience.
Access to information, services, transportation, facilities Accessibility (Article 9)
Access to assistive devices, technologies, live assistance and intermediaries.Personal Mobility (Article 20)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
What does it mean? Take an example of traveling experience.
Being a part of local festival, enjoying sports match, traveling.
Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport (Article 30)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Governments have to take measures to ensure therealization of all these rights.
This convention obligates States to take measuresto any person, organization or private enterprise.
Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards and Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society.
• Regional guideline on policies and actions on disability, within a framework of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, from 2003 to 2012. -Time-bound document.
• Principle: inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based• 7 priority areas
Biwako Plus Five• Supplement to the Biwako, valid until 2012.• Stress “disability-inclusive development”• Stress “rights-based approach”• Stress the implementation of laws and policies. • States “take appropriate measures to promote
accessible tourism.” under the area of access to built environments and public transport.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
and the Biwako20122007
CRPD
Biwako
201520032000
Biwako Plus Five
Positive changes to be expected from implementing these documents
A new understanding:Making environment accessible is a matter of rights.“Inaccessible” might be illegal.“Barrier-free” society is for all =“inclusive.”
New policies
More accessible environment, services
More benefit to the business
Impact of the implementing these documentsEx. TAKAYAMA, Gifu, Japan
242007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Takayama City – Example #1Construction of Barrier-free Intersections
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Takayama City – Example #2Installation of Wheelchair-Friendly
Restrooms
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Takayama City – Example #3Transportation Support
Free use of electric scooters, wheelchairs, etc.
In the Town Hida Folk Village
Sign promoting free use of strollers, wheelchairs, and scooters
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Takayama City – Example #4Support for Visual and Hearing Disabilities
Information in BrailleSign-language Animation
Please choose facilities that want to see.
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Takayama City – Example #6Taxis for the Disabled
About 30 Wheelchair Access Taxis Supporting the City
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Impact- a case in Takayama
• Economic effect • -Number of visitors: • 2.08 millions in 1993 to 3.18 millions in
2002• -Amount of Consumption by visitors:• 30.85 billion yen in 1993 to 53.66 billion
yenin 2002 (73.9% up)
Impact – a case in TakayamaLady in Wheelchair Enjoys the Friendly
Morning Market
2007© Hida-Takayama Tokyo Office
Conclusion
• Ratification of the Convention and implementation, Biwako and the Biwako Plus Five.– Once 20 Governments ratifies, CRPD takes effect.
• National application of the Convention, Biwakoand the Biwako Plus Five.– Laws (anti-discrimination law on disability) policies,
accessibility code)– Awareness raising